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7 Games like Cities in Motion on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 36 games similar to Cities in Motion down to the 7 that fit the “Mobile” category. WorldBox, shapez and Townscaper top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cities in Motion.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder
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Solo
Year 2011Dev Colossal Order

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Cities in Motion is WorldBox — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. shapez and Townscaper follow close behind.

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The best games like Cities in Motion on Mobile

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cities in Motion. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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WorldBox

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WorldBox
Closest overall match
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Year 2018Dev Maxim KarpenkoOn Linux · Android · PC

Its point of contact with Cities in Motion is a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on visuals: this one brings pixel art.

Released 7 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World72Visuals58
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shapez

78
NGL96
shapez
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Year 2020Dev Tobias Springer · PrismatikaOn PC · iOS · Android

What carries over from Cities in Motion is a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on world: this one brings open world exploration.

Released 9 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals77Progression71World58
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Townscaper

74
NGL86
Townscaper
Closest on visuals
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingIsometricCasual
Year 2020Dev Oskar Stålberg · Raw FuryOn Xbox · Android · PC

It comes from the same genre as Cities in Motion and shares a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is world and progression: exploration and discovery, and procedural generation.

Released 9 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression57World45
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House Flipper

70
NGL75
House Flipper
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingMultiplayer
Year 2018Dev Ultimate Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Cities in Motion, and so does a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is open world exploration and a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Progression100Game mode70World64Visuals0
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My Time at Portia

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NGL82
My Time at Portia
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingCozyCasual
Year 2019Dev Pathea Games · Team17On PS4 · Android · PC

Same family as Cities in Motion: a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.

Released 8 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Game mode100World53Progression26Visuals0
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Mini Motorways

54
NGL90
Mini Motorways
StrategyCity Builder
SoloManagementBase BuildingCasualRelaxing
Year 2021Dev Dinosaur Polo ClubPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

Its point of contact with Cities in Motion is single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a top-down view.

Released 10 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals0
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Concrete Jungle

47
NGL77
Concrete Jungle
StrategyCity Builder
SoloBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayerCo-op
Year 2015Dev ColePowered GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

Its point of contact with Cities in Motion is single-player focus, base building and an isometric view. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Released 4 years after Cities in Motion.

Genre100Visuals100Progression72Game mode35

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